Baseline characteristics of participants in the three text-messaging adherence trials
| Control arm (n=663) | SMS arm (n=503) | Total (n=1166) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Categorical variables | |||
| Number of participants | |||
| Lester et al8 | 265 (22.7) | 273 (23.4) | 538 (46.1) |
| Pop-Eleches et al9 | 139 (11.9) | 289 (24.8) | 428 (36.7) |
| Mbuagbaw et al10 | 99 (8.5) | 101 (8.7) | 200 (17.2) |
| Gender* | |||
| Male | 159 (32.7) | 207 (33.2) | 366 (33.0) |
| Female | 327 (67.3) | 416 (66.8) | 743 (67.0) |
| Level of education* | |||
| None | 70 (14.4) | 121 (19.4) | 191 (17.2) |
| Primary | 164 (33.7) | 227 (36.4) | 391 (35.3) |
| Secondary or higher | 252 (51.9) | 275 (44.1) | 572 (47.5%) |
| Continuous variables | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
| Duration on ART (months)† | 5.99 (16.00) | 5.73 (15.342) | 5.84 (15.626) |
| Age (years)‡ | 37.19 (9.192) | 37.33 (9.476) | 37.27 (9.348) |
*57 missing.
†11 missing.
‡63 missing.
ART, antiretroviral therapy.